Statistical data (East Timor)
Statistical data (East Timor)
Economic Indicators
2020(a) |
2021(a) |
2022b) |
2023(b) |
|
Population (million) |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
GDP (US$ million) |
1,902 |
2,358 |
2,455 |
2,085 |
Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
-8.6 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
Total Export of Goods (US$ million) |
17.4 |
2,287.3 |
35.0 |
39.0 |
Total Import of Goods (US$ million) |
527.3 |
799.7 |
682.0 |
765.0 |
Total Export of Services (US$ million) |
39.7 |
28.1 |
– |
– |
Total Import of Services (US$ million) |
315.1 |
722.8 |
– |
– |
Consumer Price Index (%) |
0.5 |
3.8 |
7.0 |
4.0 |
Current Account Balance (US$ million) |
-308 |
-43 |
-284 |
-821 |
Exchange Rate |
US dollar is used; also issued Centavo the nation coin, with 1:1 with US dollar |
Remarks: (a) actual value; (b) estimated value of International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Main export and import goods destinations
Main export destinations (2021) |
Proportion in total value of exports goods (%) |
Indonesia |
73.4 |
China |
11.9 |
Switzerland |
8.8 |
Japan |
2.9 |
Others |
3.0 |
Main source of import (2021) |
Proportion in total value of imports goods (%) |
Indonesia |
39.2 |
China |
16.3 |
Singapore |
13.8 |
Hong Kong (China) |
5.6 |
Others |
25.1 |
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Main export and import goods
Major export goods (2021) |
Proportion in total value of exports goods (%) |
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes |
91.3 |
Coffee, tea, mate and spices |
5.1 |
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles |
0.8 |
Others |
2.8 |
Major import goods (2021) |
Proportion in total value of imports goods (%) |
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes |
18.1 |
Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock and parts and accessories thereof |
7.6 |
Steel product |
7.4 |
Others |
66.9 |
Source: International Trade Center (ITC)
Statistics on Trade in Services
Main Exports Services (2021) |
Proportion in total value of exports services (%) |
Tourism |
42.9 |
Government goods and services n.i.e. |
39.3 |
Financial Services |
14.3 |
Other |
3.5 |
Main Imports Services (2021) |
Proportion in total value of imports services (%) |
Government goods and services n.i.e. |
41.2 |
Construction |
24.0 |
Transport |
15.6 |
Other |
19.2 |
Remarks:The above content is the estimated data of UNCTAD, WTO and ITC.
Source: International Trade Centre
Statistics on the trade in Goods between Mainland China and Timor-Leste (Thousand US dollars)
Year |
Total trade |
Total exports value * |
Total imports value ** |
2022 |
43,584.0 |
29,048.3 |
14,535.7 |
2021 |
37,358.5 |
26,043.3 |
11,345.1 |
2020 |
19,162.7 |
19,041.7 |
121.1 |
2019 |
16,751.0 |
14,294.6 |
2,456.4 |
2018 |
13,550.3 |
13,248.9 |
301.4 |
Remarks: * Value of goods exported to Timor-Leste from Mainland China; **Value of goods imported from Timor-Leste to Mainland China
Source of Data: General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China
Statistics on the trade between Macao and Timor-Leste (US$) (1 USD»8 MOP)
Year |
Total trade |
Total exports value* |
Total imports value ** |
2022 |
746.8 |
746.8 |
– |
2021 |
– |
– |
– |
2020 |
219,383.9 |
– |
219,383.9 |
2019 |
– |
– |
– |
2018 |
20,356.5 |
20,356.5 |
– |
Remarks: * Value of goods exported to Timor-Leste from Macao; **Value of goods imported from Timor-Leste to Macao.
Source: Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Macao SAR Government
Source:
- Country (region) guide for foreign investment co-operation (Timor-Leste)by the Ministry of Commerce the People’s Republic of China
- “2021 Statistical Bulletin of China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment” by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, National Bureau of Statistics and State Administration of Foreign Exchange
- General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China
- SinoMaps Press
- Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), Macao SAR Government
- Statistics Timor-Leste
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Trade Center (ITC)
- “2022 World Investment Report” by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- “Country Economic Forecast – Timor-Leste (Nov 2022)” by Oxford Economics
Updated in June 2023.